Teenagers are motivated to act in ways that conform to the gender schemas, which then fuel gender typing.True false question.TrueFalse

states that gender-typing emerges as children gradually develop gender schema of what is gender appropriate and inappropriate in their culture.

______ states that psychological and behavioral differences between boys and girls become greater during adolescence because of increased pressures to conform to traditional masculine and feminine roles.Multiple choice question.Gender schema theoryGender-intensification hypothesesPsychoanalytic theory of genderSocial cognitive theory of gender

The gender-intensification hypothesis states that adolescents begin to act more stereotypically female or male because of increased Blank______.Multiple choice question.biological promptingspersonal preferencespressures to conformsexual drives

When people become gender-typed, theyGroup of answer choicesascribe to themselves cultural traits, behaviors, and roles normative for people of their sex.realize their biological sex is permanent.realize their gender is permanent.become aware of their biological sex.

When discussing peers and gender socialization, the text points out that __________.Group of answer choicesmale peer groups place more pressure on boys to do “masculine” things than female peer groups place on girls to do “feminine” thingsadults are often stronger and more effective agents of gender socialization than peers during adolescencepeers influence women’s choices of majors and careers but do not influence their original goalsopposite-sex peers have a more powerful effect than same-sex peers on how preschool children see their gender roles